07/07/2017

Remembering the Political Machines Our Grandparents Grew Up With

In June, 222,000 jobs were created. Those are a lot more than the 178,000 some experts were predicting.

And, so the Trump Administration will be forgiven some of its recent outrageous theatre and alleged illegal behavior. That's the way it goes.

Political machines usually get started because of economic need. In the early 20th century, urban areas such as Jersey City, New Jersey were packed with immigrants who had to feed their families.

The Frank Hague political machine became the unofficial job bureau. If your cousin from Poland needed work, you went to the parish priest who knew someone who knew someone in city hall. Soon enough there was a entry level position unloading freight at the Hudson River docks. Gratitude hardened into extreme loyalty.

If the U.S. economy continues to produce jobs, the Trump Administration could be perceived as making America great again economically. Since the turn of the century there have been two recessions in America. What has emerged in the value system is Economic Man.